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The offices and centres of the Barbados Vocational Training Board will close at noon, on Monday, October 22, to allow staff to attend a meeting. They will re-open on Tuesday, October 23. The Barbados Vocational Training Board apologises for any inconvenience which may be caused. melissa.rollock@barbados.gov.bb See also: READ MORE Glebe Polyclinic To Close Early Tomorrow anemptytextlline READ MORE Visitor …

The winners of the WorldSkills Barbados 2018 Competition will be revealed tomorrow, Friday, July 6, at a Closing/Awards Ceremony to be held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael, at 4:00 p.m. Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, Santia Bradshaw, will deliver remarks at the ceremony. Nearly 40 students, including four competitors and one reserve per …

The public is asked to note that the centres and offices of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) will close at midday tomorrow, Friday, June 1, to facilitate a staff event. Normal business hours will resume on Monday, June 4, at the BVTB’s headquarters at Lawrence Green House, Culloden Road, and the Pine Annex, Pine Road, all in St. Michael, …

The public is asked to note that the Barbados Vocational Training Board’s (BVTB) Skills Training Centres across the island will be closed on Election Day, Thursday, May 24. Additionally, the BVTB’s Skills Training Centres at St. Luke’s, Brighton, St. George; C. Lomer Alleyne at Sayes Court, Christ Church; All Saints, St. Peter; and Mapp Hill and Deacons Training Centres, St. …

The public is advised that the offices and centres of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) will be closed to the public on Friday, March 23, to facilitate a day of development and sensitisation activities for its staff off site. Normal business operations will resume at the BVTB’s Culloden Road, St. Michael and all centres on Monday, March 26, from …

The Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) has been awarded registration status as an educational provider by the Barbados Accreditation Council (BAC). This disclosure has come from BVTB’s Director of Training, Henderson Thompson, who said the organisation was registered on December 1, 2017, for one year. He said: “We consider the achievement of registration to be a major event in the …

Members of the public will soon have another opportunity to enhance their skills in a number of areas when the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) hosts its evening classes. Persons may now register for the various 12-week courses which will start during the week of February 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. To register, persons must visit www.bvtb.gov.bb, or call …

The public is asked to note that the offices and centres of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) will close for business tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13, at noon. Normal business operations will resume on Thursday, December 14, at the BVTB’s Culloden Road, St. Michael headquarters and all centres across the island at 8:00 a.m. The BVTB apologises for any inconvenience …

This island’s Minister of Labour, Senator Dr. Esther Byer Suckoo, has underscored the critical work of the Barbados Vocational Training Board (BVTB) in preparing the youth for emerging areas of employment as identified by Government. Senator Dr. Byer Suckoo expressed her views recently during the BVTB’s Graduation Ceremony 2017 at the Lester Vaughan School. She identified some of those areas …

Scores of Barbadians will be presented with their certificates and scrolls during the Barbados Vocational Training Board’s (BVTB) graduation ceremony this Saturday, November 18, at the Lester Vaughan School. The ceremony will get under way at 5:30 p.m. and will be held in the School Hall, at Cane Garden, St. Thomas. The feature address will be delivered by Minister of …

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